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Household of William James Cann (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William James Cann and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James Cann, born in 1844 in Horrabridge, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William James was the head of the household, married to Olympia Emma Cann, born in 1841 in Brent, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Bessie C (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William James (born 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Emma Rapery (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Georgina (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Thomas H (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Albertha G (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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William James Cann's household

Male

William James

Cann

Head
Female

Olympia Emma

Cann

Wife
Female

Bessie C

Cann

Daughter
Male

William James

Cann

Son
Female

Emma Rapery

Cann

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Cann

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Cann

Son
Female

Albertha G

Cann

Daughter
First name(s) William James
Last name Cann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Horrabridge, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William James

Cann

Head

Married

37

1844

Horrabridge, Devon, England

Olympia Emma

Cann

Wife

Married

40

1841

Brent, Devon, England

Bessie C

Cann

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Plymouth, Devon, England

William James

Cann

Son

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emma Rapery

Cann

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

Georgina

Cann

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

Thomas H

Cann

Son

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

Albertha G

Cann

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

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